1.3 million play Call of Duty 4 daily - bit-tech.net Forums

CardJoe · 1st Apr 2008, 09:35

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/04...duty_4_daily/1

According to stats released by Infinity Ward, nearly 1.3 million people play Call of Duty 4 everyday - and that's just on the Xbox 360!

steveo_mcg · 1st Apr 2008, 09:42

I'm afraid i may be the 'one'. On a side note how does this compare to there whining about the volumes of piracy on the PC. Are those "monstrously huge" numbers caused by people with dodgy copies?

Woodstock · 1st Apr 2008, 09:57

Hmmm looks like theres two already who havent played it

Jonagon · 1st Apr 2008, 10:03

Neither have I, I downloaded the demo and the program wouldn't even start on my PC, and since my pc is massivly out of date I couldn't be bothered to work out why.

Barton core cheesecake

...*sigh* one day i'll get together enough money to replace it

Shielder · 1st Apr 2008, 10:13

Started playing it the other day. Absolutely amazing!

Of course, I've just moved from an XP2500 and an FX5600 to a Q6600 and an 8800GTS, so the difference in performance is bound to be huge... Save up the money and get it.

Andy

K.I.T.T. · 1st Apr 2008, 10:42

I play it on the 360!

My PC is massively out of date, XP3200 and x800pro but i don't have the money right now to don anything about it (will do soon hopefully though)

Barton's forever!

shigllgetcha · 1st Apr 2008, 11:05

the new update on Live is kinda cool, bomb kill cams and increased sniper accuracy.
its great that the maps usually make things pretty even class wise

Orionche · 1st Apr 2008, 11:52

Regarding aimboting and general cheating... have they fixed that? Haven't turned on the damn game in over 5 months...

[USRF]Obiwan · 1st Apr 2008, 12:39

Wait a minute.. There was a newsitem not so long ago, that 'they' where complaining about the sales of COD4 and piracy? And now they are saying the player count is uge and into the millions and counting. So wtf?

Gunsmith · 1st Apr 2008, 12:56

halo was a pile of crap to begin with, ive tried cod 4's MP and to be honest I wasnt that impressed, give me Q2DM1 anyday

proxess · 1st Apr 2008, 13:12

must be because of the day today... i honestly don't believe it... must be lost sessions!

sub routine · 1st Apr 2008, 13:45

I play both on console and prefer COD4 far more. Both look totally beautiful, I find Halo has a slow kind of walking through water feel for me, far to dampened to my liking.

Trouble is though you can`t mute folk the same as Halo something I REALLY like.

Redbeaver · 1st Apr 2008, 14:36

CoD4 PC cheesecake!

no other multi comes close at the moment, except CS:S.... even BF2/2142 is dying......... (yea gj EA)

C0nKer · 1st Apr 2008, 15:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gunsmith

halo was a pile of crap to begin with, ive tried cod 4's MP and to be honest I wasnt that impressed, give me Q2DM1 anyday

Although not a pile of crap, I do believe Halo is overly overrated. (Can you really fit two in a sentence?)

I've seen my friend play CoD4, and myself dying for a chance to play it on my own PC. (P4 and 5900Ultra won't cut it). Oh well, 2 more months of over time maybe I can get something in preparation for SC2 and to get on with Crysis.

themax · 1st Apr 2008, 16:33

Glad to hear CoD4 is doing so well online. I've rarely been able to get into an online shooter game the way I could with CoD4. Guess it's the way it feels. I can actually coordinate with a friend/group in CoD4 and do pretty well off. To me some degree of skill in CoD4 is required instead pray n' spray like some other games (not to knock it, that style does work well in some other titles but not in CoD4).

sandys · 1st Apr 2008, 16:58

Hmmm, I bought this game a few months back after playing MP side of it at a LAN session, but I've yet to get around to playing it since, I must put it on one day.

Cadillac Ferd · 1st Apr 2008, 21:52

I'm pretty sure CoD4 has been on top of the usage statistics for a couple months now. Does anyone know if the number of unique users includes things like split-screen guests playing on Live? Anywho, I guess it's all a matter of personal preference I personally prefer Halo's multi-player and whether or not you believe the game is 'a pile of crap' or 'overrated' I still think that there's got to be something said for the infrastructure that Bungie has built up around the game.

sub routine · 2nd Apr 2008, 17:30

It definatley has a wealth of beautiful options that appear to enhance the system no end, replay director and map/ ingame editors appear masterful. I think the fact I never played loads of halo2 alienated me from the start and I never really got anywhere with it (I was crap at it and I mean REALLY crap) which really annoyed me about it to the point I never even got to use these systems.

I had only played pc multiplayers up to that point and it had me thinking it was me, until I played CoD4 it was like abreath of fresh air. Something I could pick up and play when I couldn`t be arsed booting up the Bf2 or the now love of my life Tf2.

Lepermessiah · 2nd Apr 2008, 18:05

COD4, overtaking halo as the most overrated game in gaming history, really, same gameplay as 01 cod, with an outdated engine that somehow won best graphcis at e3. Prrof hype and biased sites like IGN and gamespot drive sales. Gee, another small linear level with bad AI, unrealistic weapons that feel like bb guns, endless spawning enemies, and trigger points.

Amon · 2nd Apr 2008, 20:09

Not much variety in the way of popular shooters on the 360 to begin with, so CoD4 doesn't have any real competition for the genre. On the other hand, another popular record-breaking shooter from many years ago, Counter-Strike, had to compete with UT2003 and several games based on id's Tech 3 engine: Quake 3 Arena, MoH Allied Assault, Wolfenstein, Elite Force, Double Helix, Jedi Outcast and so forth.

1st Apr 2008, 09:35	#1
CardJoe Player Character bit-tech Staff Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 7,975	1.3 million play Call of Duty 4 daily http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/04...duty_4_daily/1 According to stats released by Infinity Ward, nearly 1.3 million people play Call of Duty 4 everyday - and that's just on the Xbox 360! __________________ this is joe's non-bit-tech blog

1st Apr 2008, 09:42	#2
steveo_mcg What owl? Join Date: May 2005 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 3,983	I'm afraid i may be the 'one'. On a side note how does this compare to there whining about the volumes of piracy on the PC. Are those "monstrously huge" numbers caused by people with dodgy copies? __________________ No boom today, boom tomorrow... there's always a boom tomorrow.

1st Apr 2008, 09:57	#3
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1st Apr 2008, 10:13	#5
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1st Apr 2008, 10:03	#4
Jonagon What's a Dremel? Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: UK Posts: 12	Neither have I, I downloaded the demo and the program wouldn't even start on my PC, and since my pc is massivly out of date I couldn't be bothered to work out why. Barton core cheesecake ...sigh one day i'll get together enough money to replace it

1st Apr 2008, 11:05	#7
shigllgetcha Hypermodder Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ireland Posts: 849	the new update on Live is kinda cool, bomb kill cams and increased sniper accuracy. its great that the maps usually make things pretty even class wise __________________ xbox live id: shigllgetcha ¦ I dont trust anything I hear on QI PC: some dell

1st Apr 2008, 11:52	#8
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1st Apr 2008, 12:39	#9
[USRF]Obiwan Ultramodder Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,220	Wait a minute.. There was a newsitem not so long ago, that 'they' where complaining about the sales of COD4 and piracy? And now they are saying the player count is uge and into the millions and counting. So wtf? __________________ Mascleta: "The most accurate simulation of thunder, humans can simulate..." The answer is 42, so... whats the question again? If you know what 'Peek' and 'Poke' represents, then you are probably as old as me.

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1st Apr 2008, 13:45	#12
sub routine Archie Gemel Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 150	I play both on console and prefer COD4 far more. Both look totally beautiful, I find Halo has a slow kind of walking through water feel for me, far to dampened to my liking. Trouble is though you can`t mute folk the same as Halo something I REALLY like.

1st Apr 2008, 14:36	#13
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1st Apr 2008, 16:33	#15
themax Hypermodder Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 925	Glad to hear CoD4 is doing so well online. I've rarely been able to get into an online shooter game the way I could with CoD4. Guess it's the way it feels. I can actually coordinate with a friend/group in CoD4 and do pretty well off. To me some degree of skill in CoD4 is required instead pray n' spray like some other games (not to knock it, that style does work well in some other titles but not in CoD4).

1st Apr 2008, 16:58	#16
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1st Apr 2008, 21:52	#17
Cadillac Ferd Multimodder Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Maaaaryland, USA Posts: 219	I'm pretty sure CoD4 has been on top of the usage statistics for a couple months now. Does anyone know if the number of unique users includes things like split-screen guests playing on Live? Anywho, I guess it's all a matter of personal preference I personally prefer Halo's multi-player and whether or not you believe the game is 'a pile of crap' or 'overrated' I still think that there's got to be something said for the infrastructure that Bungie has built up around the game.

2nd Apr 2008, 17:30	#18
sub routine Archie Gemel Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 150	It definatley has a wealth of beautiful options that appear to enhance the system no end, replay director and map/ ingame editors appear masterful. I think the fact I never played loads of halo2 alienated me from the start and I never really got anywhere with it (I was crap at it and I mean REALLY crap) which really annoyed me about it to the point I never even got to use these systems. I had only played pc multiplayers up to that point and it had me thinking it was me, until I played CoD4 it was like abreath of fresh air. Something I could pick up and play when I couldn`t be arsed booting up the Bf2 or the now love of my life Tf2.

2nd Apr 2008, 18:05	#19
Lepermessiah Banned Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 566	COD4, overtaking halo as the most overrated game in gaming history, really, same gameplay as 01 cod, with an outdated engine that somehow won best graphcis at e3. Prrof hype and biased sites like IGN and gamespot drive sales. Gee, another small linear level with bad AI, unrealistic weapons that feel like bb guns, endless spawning enemies, and trigger points.

2nd Apr 2008, 20:09	#20
Amon inch-perfect Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: cannoning into the reds, Toronto, Canada Posts: 2,456	Not much variety in the way of popular shooters on the 360 to begin with, so CoD4 doesn't have any real competition for the genre. On the other hand, another popular record-breaking shooter from many years ago, Counter-Strike, had to compete with UT2003 and several games based on id's Tech 3 engine: Quake 3 Arena, MoH Allied Assault, Wolfenstein, Elite Force, Double Helix, Jedi Outcast and so forth. __________________ Defunct Socket 939 San Diego 4000+::2GB PC3200::Radeon 9600 SE 128MB::200GB HDD::24" Dell 2407WFP-HC::WinXP x64/x86 dual boot Dell Vostro 1500 laptop::Socket P Merom T7100::2GB PC5400::Go 8600m GT 256MB::660GB HDD::15.4" WXGA+, 24" Dell 2407WFP-HC::WinXP::Fanatec 911 Wheel+Pedals